Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-03-04
pay certain debts, and the senate ad

pay certain debts, and the senate ad-
journed.
House-Ths committee on privileges
and elections made report to the effect
that Mr.. McCann had on the 23d day of
February filed with the committee no.
tice of his withdrawal from the contest
for the seat of the member of assembly,
for Richland county. The committee
threfore recommended that the secretary
of state be authorized to issue warrant
to Mr.. Tate, by which Ihe would be ena-
bled to draw his salary and mileage.
The following bills were passed authoriz-
ing c. L. Hammond and others to erect
and maintain dam across the Tomahawk
river in Lincoln county. To authorize
not less than twenty-five persons of any
city, village or town, owning property
valued at not less than S25,0OO to or
ganize for mutual insurance purposes.
On motion of Mr.. Evans, the assembly
resolved itself into a committee of the
whole on the general file of bills, Mr. Field
in the chair. After going through with
the file, the committee rose and reported
and the house adiournuc.
FRIDAY, Feb. 25.
Senate.-The following bills passed the
senate at the morning session: To ap-
propriate to the Wisconsin Dairynan's
Association the sum of $4,000 for the
years 1887 and 1883. To facilitate the
sale of certain tract of land in the coun-
ty of Judson. To provide for the appoint
ment of an assistant State librarian and to
repeal the law providing for the appoint
ment of messenger for the state libra
rian. To appropriate. $4,000 to the
board of regents of the university for
roofing science hall and payment of debts.
The joint resolution to instruct the sec
retary of state to revise and correct the
roster of soldiers and sailors of Wiscon-
sin was killed, and the senate adjourned
till Monday evening.
HouSe-Petitions were presented ask
ing for woman's suffrage and against any
change in the contract labor system. The
bill to detach certain territory from the
county of Oneida and attach it to Lin
coin was indefinitely postponed. The joint
resolution relating to the Investigations
of the board of regen was concurred
in, and the assembly adjourned.
MONDAY, Feb. %.
Senate-The following bills were passed
at the evening session: To abolish civil
jurisdiction of the Dodge county court
To amend chapter 931 revised statutes,
relating to mutual loan and building in
corporators. The assembly bills concur
red in were as follows: To change the
name of the Milwaukee Mechanics Mutu-
al Insurance company. To allow insur-
ance companies organized by special acts
of the legislature to change and deter
mine the time of the office of their di-
rectols. Adjourned.
HOuse-The following bills were con-
Cured in: No. 80, S, relating to the
publication of insurance notices, and
amending section 1887 revised statutes.
No 80 S, to appropriate sumsufficient to
pay for l50 copies of Sanborn and Berry
mans supplement to the revised statutes.
Among the bills passed we're the follow
ing: No. 1872, A., relating to corporations
and amending the revised statutes. No.
10Y, A, to fix the fees of sheriffs for re-
moving insane persons to the asylum.
Ayes A, noes II. The assembly, on mo-
tion of Mr.. Egery, went into committee
of the whole on the general file, Mr.. Brig
ham in the chair. A calendar of Sc bills
were considered and reported back to the
assembly, some with and some without
amendment. Adjourned.